Overview
- Chicago police issued a business alert after Nov. 20 break-ins at a Cermak Road strip, tying those cases to more than a dozen others across multiple neighborhoods.
- At least 16 small shops and restaurants have been hit over roughly two weeks, including a cluster of five burglaries in East Hyde Park within about three hours on Nov. 19.
- Police say groups of two to four men in their 20s to 30s force entry before taking cash registers or safes, often using pry tools or crowbars.
- Detectives identified a gray 2011 Infiniti sedan and a black 2017 Infiniti sedan used in many incidents, with surveillance video showing rapid smash-and-grab tactics.
- In one Edison Park case a victim was threatened at gunpoint, no arrests have been announced, and police seek tips via Area Three detectives at 312-744-8263 or CPDTIP.com.